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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2016, 07:59
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

PN That's a bit harsh. The MRA4...

PN



That's a bit harsh. The MRA4 systems worked and demonstrated lots of capability (much of which is now embedded within the P-8); it was that airframe that really let the mission system down.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2016, 14:43
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Being a little devilish :E I'm still waiting for...

Being a little devilish :E I'm still waiting for all the naysayers to come out and admit they were wrong. Remember all the "there is no money", "there's much higher priority stuff", "we can't afford...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2015, 22:28
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Capitation rates as opposed to actual pay. It's a...

Capitation rates as opposed to actual pay. It's a scam to make service personnel look more expensive than contractors or civil servants as it includes a bit of cash because the service provides us...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2015, 21:37
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Utter hoop! Ultimately flawed? The MR1/MR2 worked...

Utter hoop! Ultimately flawed? The MR1/MR2 worked pretty well for 40 years. At the end it was the most capable MPA in the world. There was no way that Atlantique was ever going to be chosen. In fact...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2015, 12:12
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Big article on MPA in the latest Jane's Navy...

Big article on MPA in the latest Jane's Navy International (June) for anyone that has access to it or can find a copy in the crewroom. Does that mean that Flt Lt T*** gets slabbed again?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2015, 13:22
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Jayand, I was referring to your post 1211, which...

Jayand, I was referring to your post 1211, which takes you to lots of pictures of a 295 transport aircraft not an MPA and certainly not an MMA.

Mel. So what you refer to is a traditional deep...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2015, 10:35
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Nice pictures; not sure of the relevance. That...

Nice pictures; not sure of the relevance. That is an AT aircraft, not a swept up modern multi mission aircraft/maritime patrol aircraft.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2015, 10:24
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

It would appear that I did and you didn't: ...

It would appear that I did and you didn't:



That is kilometers an hour, not nautical miles an hour. 480 km/h equates to about 260 knots = slow!
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2015, 08:08
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Does it exist as an all up MPA? What about its...

Does it exist as an all up MPA?
What about its range?
Endurance?
Speed?
Payload (including weapons)?

Figures from your link don't look very good. 260 Kts max speed??

Same applies to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2015, 16:28
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Question Care to elaborate on your definition of...

Care to elaborate on your definition of "multi-mission aircraft" Mel?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2015, 09:46
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Got any (really) genuine alternatives? ...

Got any (really) genuine alternatives?

Bannock



And integration costs, and certification costs, and they might not be as good or efficient. And the CFM-56 is what is alrwady on the wing of...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2015, 12:20
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Fincastle - "any" might cover a long time into...

Fincastle - "any" might cover a long time into the future - do you want to add a staute of limitation on how many incoming governments you might be covering?
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2015, 23:14
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Bismarck Not strictly true. It said that...

Bismarck


Not strictly true. It said that they had elected not bring the MRA4 into service. It then waffled on about how other assets would mitigate the gap in the required capability - anyone...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2015, 19:24
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Well that's SAR covered, but what about all the...

Well that's SAR covered, but what about all the other requirements? :ugh: Thank goodness you aren't in charge of procurement.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2015, 14:38
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Question What would you suggest?

What would you suggest?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2015, 22:45
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Heathrow Harry I know you've posted some...

Heathrow Harry

I know you've posted some crap in the past but your lack of understanding of what is happening right now is stupendous. I would rebut your rebuttals but it would be pointless. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2015, 09:54
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

You've missed Afghanistan, Philippines, Mali,...

You've missed Afghanistan, Philippines, Mali, Libya, UAE, Oman, Sudan, Iraq etc etc then? :rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2015, 18:42
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

On what basis could possibly conceive this? What...

On what basis could possibly conceive this? What is your justification for saying this? Is it based on our economic power? Our position as a nuclear power? Our position on the UNSC? Our position as...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2015, 21:30
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Got any evidence for those figures? Do they...

Got any evidence for those figures? Do they include support, training systems, spares? Reports I've seen suggest that a P-1 is about 2/3rds the cost of a P-8.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2014, 12:43
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Ha, ha, ha! What do you think they will be...

Ha, ha, ha! What do you think they will be doing? In case you hadn't noticed we will still retain a footprint in Afghanistan. We have jets and ships deployed to the Middle East and Cyprus. We...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2014, 08:04
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Well not exactly actually. Despite the undoubted...

Well not exactly actually. Despite the undoubted ASW skills present within the FAA Merlin force, the simple fact is that the FAA are struggling to man their own force. If they divert people to a...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2014, 14:33
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Or more than enough to be able to crew the 1...

Or more than enough to be able to crew the 1 aircraft we are likely to be able to afford now that all of major parties have started promising to throw more money into the black hole/sacred cow that...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2014, 12:24
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Bannock If you trawl through all of the...

Bannock

If you trawl through all of the pages of this topic, I think you'll find that this was highlighted several months, maybe even several years back. It would appear that no-one at RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2014, 22:19
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Mel You are missing my point. A400 may be a...

Mel

You are missing my point. A400 may be a good pseudo-strat airlifter. It may, one day be a good Tac transport, or SF platform, or a tanker for RW assets. I do not deny that they have huge...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2014, 20:41
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

If only Airbus had the foresight to build the...

If only Airbus had the foresight to build the bloody thing, we might not be in this situation. This is the biggest problem with 'Airbus Military'; they do not have the confidence to invest money in...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2014, 13:15
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

LO: A brief look at the SAAB...

LO: A brief look at the SAAB (http://www.saabgroup.com/Global/Documents%20and%20Images/Air/Airborne%20Solutions/Maritime%20Surveillance/SSS08_0062_Datasheet_Saab_2000_MPA.pdf) data sheet suggests no...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2014, 10:36
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Question To return the topic to the original focus for a...

To return the topic to the original focus for a moment, what are the options?

Obviously we know there is the P-8 (expensive); P1 (would Japan export, and sort of fits into the "if it looks right,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2014, 10:24
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Question Genuine question, but what makes you think it...

Genuine question, but what makes you think it isn't being done?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2014, 22:09
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Got any examples of this fantastic capability?

Got any examples of this fantastic capability?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2014, 11:59
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Excellent - so that is the short-medium range...

Excellent - so that is the short-medium range CIVILIAN requirement covered :D - now all we need to cover is the MILITARY (and possibly long-range civilian) requirement. That includes finding, fixing...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2014, 09:12
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

You are fishing aren't you? That's not a serious...

You are fishing aren't you? That's not a serious question, is it?

Simply because no civvie companies do long range deep water ASW, even if they might do some medium range above surface...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2014, 21:01
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

HH The French, obviously!! On a...

HH



The French, obviously!!

On a more serious note, those who need to know, know etc etc.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2014, 16:44
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

OAP from last week's Flight International. ...

OAP

from last week's Flight International.

Oh look, a spare 8 on the production line. Now I wonder if they could be leased or hire-purchased??
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2014, 12:06
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

OAP Sorry, I'm still obviously being too...

OAP

Sorry, I'm still obviously being too obtuse. I was suggesting that there might be an option of a lease-purchase of MPA to fill the gap faster and affordably in the short term - just as we did...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2014, 10:29
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,768
Posted By Roland Pulfrew

OAP Sorry you miss my point. We didn't...

OAP

Sorry you miss my point. We didn't originally buy our first 4 C17s, we leased them.
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